Tool to limit system resources?

Dy

Can anyone recommend an application that would make an application think the system is low on resources? Looking for GDI resources as well as RAM. Or even an API that I could investigate to roll my own tool?

- Dy

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Vista If you already have Vista installed, try Office 2007.

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-Dy wrote:

Can anyone recommend an application that would make an application think the system is low on resources?

Vista? Ignore it, it's already being said :doh:

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Don't you know that Vaccines are being made out of the same agent which is causing trouble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine[^]

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Rajesh R Subramanian

I'll recommend Vista. It's an excellent candidate for your requirement. I wonder why nobody pointed out this to you already.

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Zoltan Balazs

I don't know if this is something that you could use, but try HeavyLoad [^]

leppie

Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

I wonder why nobody pointed out this to you already.

I wonder how you could not have noticed it in the 2 previous replies already.

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Cedric Moonen

I wonder how you didn't notice that his post was sarcastic (hehe, this can go on for a looooong time :-D )

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Rajesh R Subramanian

My reply was a sarcastic note. A joke, even.

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leppie

I was thinking that, but it had no hints that it was. Having just browsed through some message boards, the lack of seeing something is very possible indeed.

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Rajesh R Subramanian

leppie wrote:

I was thinking that, but it had no hints that it was.

It is called Deadpan[^].

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Simon P Stevens

Just write your own:

while(resourcesLeft){
    AllocateResources();
}

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Pete OHanlon

Try running the app inside Virtual PC or VMWare - these allow you to limit the resources that are available.

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John M Drescher

Or virtualbox and also disable any SVM or VT (processor virtualization support) instructions that these have.

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leppie

Else we can just send him a CEH tool :)

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Zoltan Balazs

A what?

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leppie

Hehe, maybe a search for CEH in the lounge will enlighten you :p

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Dy

Cheers - that's helped

- Dy

Rajesh R Subramanian

I think there are some idiots who will vote you a 1, no matter what you say.

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Pete OHanlon

leppie wrote:

Else we can just send him a CEH tool

:laugh: Only if we can beat it into small pieces with a mallet.

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